tanari, assassins of Pontini, suffered the last punishment on the 23d, at one o'clock in the afternoon. "For twenty-four hours (says a Paris paper) these unfortunate men, aware of their fate, were offered the consolations of religion, which they constantly refused. All the religious congregations had prayers, to obtain from Heaven their conversion. The Pope even, though still very weak, passed a part of the night in prayer, for this pious purpose." Targhini begun addressing himself to the people, exclaiming-" I die a Freemason-a good Carbonari." The beating of the drums interrupted him. Montanari made the same declaration. RUSSIA. The Emperor of Russia in January last issued an imperial Ukase, by which he divided his empire into six departments, for the purposes of public education. At the head of each department an university is to be established, with subordinate places of instruction in the different governments. Some months ago the Emperor approved of the plan of an institution to be established at Moscow, for the dissemination of useful knowledge relative to the manufacturing arts. Young men from the age of 16 to 24 are to be admitted, and to receive instruction gratis for three years. Advices have been received from the Prussian Consul at Warsaw, announcing the death of the Emperor Alexander. This melancholy event took place at Taganrog, on the 1st inst. His Imperial Majesty had been attacked with a violent cold, during his travels in Crimean Tartary, which settled in an inflammatory sore throat, of such virulence as to deprive his Imperial Majesty of speech for some days. Fortunately, however, he recovered so far as to express his wishes; and, conscious of his approaching end, he declared the Grand Duke Constantine his successor, thus confirming, by his last wish, the right of that Prince to the Throne of Russia. A memoir will be given in our next Obituary. AFRICA. Nothing can be more deplorable than the picture of the African coast, given on the authority of accounts received by the Surrey transport, which has arrived at Portsmouth from Sierra Leone. The Europeans in the British colony are described as having been left in several places, suffering the most shocking extremes of disease and mortality the Ashantees threatening another visit to Cape Coast-and the slave trade carried on with more keenness, cruelty, and horror than ever!-The Surrey sailed on 20th Sept. with a detachment, to replace the garrison at Bathurst on the river Gambia, the whole of whom, consisting of 134 soldiers of the Royal African corps, with 8 women and 17 children, had died, except 18 men who were unfit for duty. EAST INDIES. Dec. Government Gazettes have been received from India to the 31st of July. The King of Ava had again offered to treat, but no confidence was placed in his pacific professions, as he was preparing to withdraw with his Court and the White Elephant to the confines of China, from whence he expected support, as well as from the Siamese. In the early part of May Sir A. Campbell sent a detachment to explore the interior of the country. They first marched towards Tanao or Tongo. At the distance of forty miles they came to Tagoondine.-Where the Burmese had not preceded them, they found the people quietly at work, weaving their coarse striped stuffs, and apparently contented. Wherever a Burmese force had been, desolation marked its course. From Tagooudlac across the Galadyat mountains to Tanao is about seventy miles. The detachment, however, could not proceed so far, but struck off in a north-west direction to Tow-kindine, which is about four miles inland from Bollay, on the river Irrawaddy, and a small party proceeded as far as Meaday. At a village, four miles on the Prome side of Meaday, were the remains of an extensive iron foundry, where cannon appeared to have been cast; and the fact that the Burmese do make guns is very generally asserted by the best informed natives of the country. The Madras Government Gazette of July 28, states, that it had been reported the Siamese had joined the Burmese, and that the latter had solicited, through the former, the assistance of China in the war with the English. The reply of the Chinese Authorities is said to be as follows:-" We have long been on friendly terms of intercourse with the English, with whom we carry on a very extensive trade. We cannot therefore assist you with troops, but will use our interest, by way of mediation, to get Rangoon and Arracan restored to you. In the mean time, the Burmese King must send to us the great Mug Idol, called Maha-monie, and the White Elephant." It was also reported that Calcutta, with the Emperor's proposals, for four ships had accordingly left China for the restoration of tranquillity. NEW SOUTH WALES. The colony of New South Wales now contains a population of more than 40,000 souls, who occupy upwards of 700,000 acres of land, and possess upwards of 5000 horses, 120,000 head of horned cattle, and 350,000 sheep; it contains five thriving towns, and several villages; it consumes British manufactures annually of the value of 350,0004; its exports amount to 100,000l. per annum ; it employs upwards of 10,000 tons of shipping; and yields a colonial revenue of more than 50,000l. a year. DOMESTIC 1825.] [ 557 ] DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. INTELLIGENCE FROM VARIOUS : PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. Fonthill Abbey.-We lament to state that this splendid architectural structure has become a pile of ruins, of which the annexed letter, dated Fonthill Gifford, Dec. 21, gives some particulars :—"I embrace this opportunity of giving you the earliest intelligence of the fall of that fine (but flimsy) architectural structure, Fonthill Abbey. The Tower fell in at three o'clock this afternoon, destroying the Hall, the whole of the Octagon, and great part of the Galleries, North and South, together with the first crimson room, having quietly descended into the fountain court, leaving the grand entrance standing, with the organ in statu quo, and the statue of the late Alderman Beckford in its niche, as if it remained to point to the ruins of his son's ambition. Only one accident occurred, although the servants were engaged in taking out some of the windows, and had fortunately just escaped in time to avoid being buried in the ruins. Mr. Farquhar had taken the precaution to move to the East wing, together with Mrs. Mortimer and her children. The latter had been in the daily habit of playing in the galleries." Dec. 7. The first stone of a new bridge, at Kingston-upon-Thames, was laid by the Earl of Liverpool, his lordship having accepted the invitation of the Corporation. Among the visitors were the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and the Princess Augusta, &c. The band of the 8th Light Dragoons attended. Mr. E. Lapidge (the County Surveyor) is the Architect. The design is chaste and elegant, consisting of five arches, respectively 60 feet, 56 feet, 6 inches, and 52 feet span, with piers about ten feet wide. The bridge will be 25 feet wide, and the cost 35,000l. A medal of the value of 21. is offered by the Cardigan Cymreigyddion Society for the best Essay on Hynafraethau Ceredigion the Antiquities of Cardiganshire; comprising an authentic account of the first Eisteddfod held in Wales, at Cardigan Castle, under the patronage of Prince Cadwgan, as stated by the Rev. Walter Davies, at the last Powys Eisteddfod.Likewise a medal of the value of 11. 10s. for the best Cywydd on the Crucifixion,-" Yt Croeshoelaid." The Cywydd not to exceed 100 lines. Also, a medal of the value of 17. for the best set of twenty Englynion on Shipwreck,-"Llongddrylliad."Candidates for the first medal must either be natives of the counties of Carmarthen, Pembroke, or Cardigan, or Members of Cymreigyddion Societies in any of the said counties.-Candi dates for the second and third medals, must be natives of Cardiganshire, or members of the Cardigan Cymreigyddion Society. A marble statue, executed by Sivier, was lately erected in Gloucester Cathedral, to the memory of Dr. Jenner. The whole figure is beautiful, and distinguished by classic elegance and simplicity. The statue is seven feet high, placed upon a pedestal and base, of eight feet. Upon the die of the pedestal is simply inscribed, EDWARD JENNER, with the time and place of his birth and death. LONDON AND ITS VICINITY. THE MONEY MARKET. Owing to an extraordinary and unexpected run upon the various Banks, both in town and country, several stoppages have ensued. At one time the agitation in the City exceeded every thing of the kind that has been witnessed for several years. Lombard-street was nearly filled with persons hastening to the different banks to draw money, or waiting from curiosity to hear of new failures. In Mansion-house-street the run upon one house was so great, that for several hours the applicants appeared like a regular stream pouring in, and constables were placed at the door to preserve order. The shock given to public credit by the stoppage of the banking house of Sir Peter Pole and Co. on the 5th of December, was tremendous. It was known that they kept accounts with forty-four country banks, several of whom, in all probability, would also stop payment. The funds immediately fell; Exchequer Bills were at no less than 60s. discount. Sir P. Pole and Co. made vast exertions, and displayed almost unlimited resources; the payments actually made by them, in the course of the preceding week, exceeded one million and a quarter sterling! On the 6th inst. the public distress was greatly increased by the failure of the banking house of Williams and Co. On Wednesday the panic was increased still farther by the failure of two additional banks, viz. the firms of Everett, Walker, and Co. and of Sikes, Snaith, and Co. both of Mansionhouse-street. The effects of the failure also of Messrs. Wentworth, Chaloner, and Rishworth, have been most disastrous in the manufacturing districts of Yorkshire. They had banks in York, Wakefield, and Bradford, and besides had houses in Leeds, Barnsley, Huddersfield, and Otley, many of which were obliged to stop payment. In consequence of the increasing distresses, particularly in the manufacturing districts, 558 Domestic Occurrences.-Theatrical Register. districts, several Cabinet deliberations took place, and it was at length determined that one and two pound Bank notes should be temporarily issued for country circulation. Accordingly, on the 16th of December, the measure was carried into effect, which afforded the most seasonable relief both to the monied and trading interests. An order was also issued to the officers of the Mint to expedite, with all possible dispatch, an extraordinary coinage of sovereigns. There are eight presses, which, on cases of emergency, can all be put in action, and each press coins 40 sovereigns in a minute, making 320 sovereigns by the whole eight presses in a minute, or equal to 19,200 in an hour; thus one hundred and fifty thousand sovereigns per day were coined for one week. The price of bullion is extremely favourable to these operations, being lower than the Mint price; so that by every ounce of gold coined the Bank realises a profit. As the amount of gold coin now in the country is known to be greater than at any former period, with the addition which the coinage now going on will produce, there exists not the slightest ground for apprehension that the Bank will be unable to continue its payments in cash. Though much serious inconvenience, and in some cases very great embarrassment has taken place, we feel happy in stating that the panic, which at one time almost universally prevailed, has entirely subsided. The effect of the measures adopted in some of the principal towns of the kingdom, of supporting the credit of the local banking establishments, soon shewed itself. Gold and notes to a considerable amount have been returned to the metropolis. The pressure upon the different London banks has ceased. The principals of the firms themselves have been indefatigable in their exertions, even behind the counters, to assist in paying all demands. Many of the banking establishments that were compelled to stop payment, during the general pressure, have resumed their usual routine of business. The probable causes that have led to this state of the money market are variously stated. Among these, the principal are the extensive foreign loans contracted for in the last few years-the numerous Joint Stock, Mining, and other Companies—and the extensive speculations in cotton, &c., during the last and present years. These, no doubt, all contributed, though in different degrees, to the temporary scarcity of [Dec. 25,000 Revolutionary Tracts. There have also been printed the first portion of an alphabetical catalogue of the printed books, in 7 vols. 8vo, comprising 160,000 articles, the titles of which have been compared with their respective books. A catalogue of a further portion is being prepared, which will comprise about 60,000 alphabetical titles. Catalogues of reference in folio have been provided for the use of the library and reading room. Hand catslogues of the contents of the library, for the purpose of ascertaining annually what works may have been misplaced or missing, are in preparation; as well as a classed catalogue of the printed books. The Lansdown Catalogue of MSS. in 2 vols. folio, with copious indexes, and containing 30,000 articles, was printed (in 1819); as was also the Catalogue of the Hargrave MSS. A Catalogue of the Charters, in 3 vols. folio, is being revised, and a classed Index to all the collections of MSS. in the Museum is in progress. THEATRICAL REGISTER. DRURY LANE. Dec. 17. An Operatic Drama, called, Leocadea, was performed. But such was the want of taste or judgment on this occasion, that the whole audience were disgusted with the exhibition. The plot was full of absurdity; and the acting throughout (with the exception of Miss Kelly) was wretched in the extreme. It is a foreign piece, replete with indecent allusions; and on its announcement for repetition, the disapprobation was loud and long repeated. The house was thinly attended. COVENT GARDEN. Dec. 2. A farce, called, The Scape Goat, was performed. It is adapted from the French, by Mr. Poole, the ingenious author of Paul Pry. It was tolerably received. Dec. 3. An operatic piece, in two acts, entitled, 'Twas 1, was introduced. It is a translation from the French, and of a superior description. The plot was extremely humourous and entertaining, and on the whole the piece was cleverly acted. Dec. 10. A five act play was performed, under the title of The Three Strangers. It is the production of Miss Harriet Lee: the authoress of a comedy called The New Peerage; and the plot seems to be chiefly derived from her German Tale. The piece appeared full of German mystification; and on the whole was extremely dull. Much disapprobation was manifested at the close of the curtain. 1925.] [ 559 ] PROMOTIONS AND PREFERMENTS. GAZETTE PROMOTIONS. War Office, Nov. 18. 72d foot, Major W. L. Maberley, to be Major; Capt. Geo. Hall, to be Major.-Staff, Brevet Major G. A. Eliot, 68th foot, to be Major of brigade in Lower Canada.-Unattached, Major Chas. Middleton, 72d foot, to be Lieut.-col. of inf. To be Majors of Infantry, Capt. J. P. Hopkins, 43d foot; Capt. J. A. Butler, 80th foot. Nov. 19. John James de Hochepied Larpent, esq. to be his Majesty's Consul at Antwerp; and Andrew H. Aikin, esq. to the same office at Archangel. War Office, Nov. 25. 1st Foot Guards, Brevet Col. Lord Saltoun, to be Major; Lieut. and Capt. P. Clarke, to be Captain and Lieut.-col.-21st Foot, Capt. C. Campbell, to be Major. Foreign Office, Nov. 26. J. Annesley, esq. to be his Majesty's Consul for the province of Catalonia, to reside at Barcelona. Nov. 29. Gordon Wm. Francis Booker, esq. of Trewarthenick, Cornwall, to take the surname only, and bear the arms of Gregor. War Office, Dec. 2. 36th Foot to bear on its colours and appointments the words "Pyrennees," and "Nive;" 70th Foot to discontinue the appellation of the "Glasgow Lowland Regiment," and to resume its former title, of the 70th, or "Surrey" Regiment of Foot; 95th Foot to be styled the 95th or "Derbyshire" Regiment of Foot. J. F. Fulton, esq. late Brevet Lieut.-col. and Major of 92d Foot, to have the local rank of Lieut.-col. on the Continent of Europe only. Lord Chamberlain's Office, Dec. 5. Tho. Seymour Hydd, esq. Assistant Master and Marshall of the Ceremonies to his Majesty. War Office, Dec. 9. 17th Foot, Major Bingham, to be Major; Capt. Timling, 1st Foot Guards, to be Major of Infantry. Lord Chamberlain's Office, Dec. 13. Lt.gen. Sir Wm. Houston, to be Groom of his Majesty's Bedchamber in Ordinary. ECCLESIASTICAL Preferments. Hon. and Rev. Dr. Stewart, to be Bp. of Quebec. Rev.¡H. Wetherell, Archdeacon of Hereford. Rev. J. Buller, St. Juste V. Cornwall. Rev. J. Davies, Over Norton R. Oxford. Rev. G. Fowell, St.Mary in Thetford C. Norf. Rev. J. Maitland, Church and Parish of Halls, Presbytery of Kircudbright. Rev. H. W. Marker, Southleigh, R. Devon. Rev. J. W. Peters, Langford V. Oxford and Berks. Rev. J. Saumarez, Huggate R. York. Rev. T. L. Shapcott, St. Michael's V. Southampton. Rev. P. Smith, Guiseley R. W. Yorksh. Rev. W. Waters, Rippingale R. Lincoln. Rev. J. E. Orpen, Chap. to Earl of Egmont. Rev. E. White, Chaplain at Cawnpore, East Indies. BIRTHS. Oct. 28. The wife of S. Linthorne, esq. of Poole, a daughter. Nov. 16. The wife of Rev. C. F. Watkins, of Farley, Wilts, a dau.-17. At Howsham, Yorksh. the wife of G. Cholmely, esq. a dau.-22. Mrs. Edw. Treacher, of Burton-cr. a son.-28. The wife of Geo. Smith, esq. of Armin Pastures, a son.— 29. At Connaught-place, the wife of Jos. Smyth Wyndham, esq. of Wawne, in Holderness, a son and heir.-30. The wife of Rev. R. Remmington, of Manchester, a son. The wife of Chas. Tottie, esq. of Camberwell-grove, a son.- At Combe House, the wife of Geo. Hilhouse, esq. a daughter. Dec. 1. At Iberuden, the wife of C. Tyl den Pattenson, esq. a dau.-At Dawlish, the wife of D. Geale, esq. a dau.—2. At Canterbury, the wife of Arthur Davies, esq. first Drag. Guards, a son.-3. At the Vicarage, Leyland, the wife of Rev. G. Baldwin, a dau. -At Hull, the wife of Major Cairnes, 56th reg. a dau.-4. At the Observatory House, East Sheen, the wife of Fred. Holbrooke, esq. F.S.A. a son.-At Howden, the wife of R. A. Worsop, esq. a dau.-5. At Brandsby Hall, Yorkshire, the wife of Francis Cholmeley, esq. a son.-At Pontefract, the wife of Mr. Ald. Muscroft, a dau.-10. At his Lordship's house, in London, the Lady of the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester, a son.-15. At Liverpool, the wife of Wm. Rutson, esq. a son. MARRIAGES. [ 560 ] MARRIAGES. Oct. 27. At Chelsea, by the Bp. of London, Sir Francis Shuckburgh, bt. of Shuckburgh Park, Warw. to only dau. of late Peter Denys, esq. of the Pavillion, Hans-place, niece to Earl of Pomfret.-At Merton, Surrey, Thos. Rider Boys, esq. to SarahJane, relict of J. W. Lewis, esq. of Bermuda- -At East Thorndon, Essex, Rev. W. Bond, of Little Warley, to Lætitia, dau. of late Rev. Jas. Birch, R. of Corringham. At Sandel, W. C. B. Cave, esq. son of Sir Wm. C. bart. of Stretton Hall, Derb. to Mary, eld. dau. of Rev. T. Westmoreland, of Sandal Magna.-30. At St. James's Church, Lord Charles Fitzroy, 2d son of Duke of Grafton, to eld. dau. of Lord G. H. Cavendish. [Dec. Mortlake, W. Edw. son of the late Rob. Gilpin, esq. of Jamaica, to Marianne, dau. of late Wm. Gilpin, esq. of East Sheen.—— Rich. son of H. Smith, esq. of Peckham, to Mary, dau. of the Rev. E. R. Williamson, of Campton, Beds.--At Rosehill, Hants, Col. Thackeray, R. Eng. to Lady Eliz. Carnegie, dau. of Earl of Northesk.- --29. At Brighton, E. Parry, esq. of H. E. I. C. to Cath.-Harriet, dau. of Edw. Isaac, esq. formerly of Brook-heath, Hants.――30. Rev. G. E. Whyley, Vicar of Eaton Bray, Beds. to Jane, dau. of M. Morrah, esq. of Worthing. Lately. At Clifton, Edward Martin, esq. to Eliz. D. dau. of late Rich. Zouch, of the Irish Treasury, cousin to Earl of Lonsdale, and niece to Dr. Zouch, late Prebendary of Durham.-At Prestwich, John Clegg, esq. of Heywood, to Ellen, dau. of the late John Cross, esq. of Whitefield.At Standon, Staffordshire, Stuart Wortley, jun. son of the Member for Yorkshire, to Lady Georgiana, dau. of Earl of Harrowby.At Halifax, Rev. Tho. Burton, Incumbent of Rastrick, to Mrs. Wheatley, niece to the late Henry Yarburgh, esq. of Heslington Hall, near York. Dec. 1. Donald, son of Alexander Tullock, esq. of Charles-street, St. James'ssquare, to Anna, dau. of the late Christopher Foss, esq. of Portman-street. At Brooke, Isle of Wight, Hants, Tho. J. Blachford, esq. of Newport, banker, to Mary Stoddard, dau. of the Rev. Tho. Boureman, Rector of Brooke, Isle of Wight.At Bath, John Ormond, esq. of Belmont, to Eliz. dau. of the late H. Church, esq. of Twickenham.--At St. Mary's, Mary-lebone, Baron Lorentz, to Miss Mills, dau. of the late James Mills, esq. of Jamaica.— John Fell, esq. of Alverstone, banker, to Isabella, dau. of Sam. Gregson, esq. of Lancas ter.At Almondbury, W. Norris, esq. merchant, of Halifax, to Ellen, dau. of John Horsfall, esq. of Thornton Lodge, near Huddersfield.--2. At Christ Church, Mary Nov. 1. At Hambledon, Hants, Rev. Rich, Geo. Richards, Vicar, to Cath. Eliz. widow of Capt. John Whyte, R.N.- -At Bessingby, near Bridlington, Christ. Soulsby, esq. to Anne, eld. dau. of Harringdon Hudson, esq. M.P.—12. At Pancras New Church, Garrett Dillon, esq. of Fitzroy-sq. to Eliz. Frances, eld. dau. of John Plura, esq. of Bath.-14. At Minto, Roxbh. J. P. Boileau, jun. esq. of Mortlake, Surrey, to Lady Cath. Elliott, dau. of late Earl Minto. At Naples, Sir Jas. Carnegie, of Southesk, bart. to Charlotte, dau. of Rev. D. Lysons, of Hempsted Court, Glouc.17. At Brighton, Lieut. Jos. Roche, R. N. to Car. Susanna, dau. of late Arth. Robinson, M.D. of Broadwater.- -At Alderley, Cheshire, Robt. Phillips, esq. of Heybridge, to Letitia, d. of Wm. Hibbert, esq. of Harehill.. At Wandsworth, Orbyn Lloyd, esq. of Lombard-st. banker, to Emily, dau. of John-Falconer Atlee, esq. of West Hall, Wandsworth.-18. Lloyd Salisbury Baxendale, esq. of Queen-sq. Bloomsbury, to Ellen, dau. of Rich. Salisbury, of HerueHill.-21. At North Mimms, E. B. Kemble, esq. to Hester, 2d dau. of late Tho. Kemble, esq. of Gobions, Herts.--At York, Sam. Younge, jun. esq. of Sheffield, to Cath. dau. of late John Kearsley, of Manchester, -22. At York, the Rev. Jocelyn Wil-lebone, the Rev. G. S. Bull, of Dewsbury, ley, to Anne, dau. of John Moore, esq.At Chester, Rev. E. Duncombe, to Susan, only dau. of late Rev. C. Mainwaring, of Oteley Park, Shropshire.-At Hastings, Edw. Peale, esq. of Maidstone, to Eliz. dau. of late P. Wyatt Crowther, esq. of Highbury Lodge.-23.AtWells, the Rev. T. B. Coney, Rector of Chedzoy, to Jane, dau. of T. P. Tudway, esq. M.P.- -Mr. Tho. Jevons, to Mary-Anne, dau. of Wm. Roscoe, esq. of Liverpool.-24. Rev. William Lonsdale, to Jane, eld. dau. of James Power, esq. of Buckingham-st.At St.Pancras, Tho. Rhodes, jun. esq. of Tottenham-wood, to Marg. dau. of Wm. Rhodes, esq. of Hoxton.-24. At to Mary-Frances, dau. of the late Mr. John Coulson, of Hull.-3. Alex. Rob. Sutherland, M.D. of Parliament-street, to Maria, dau. of H. L. Thomas, esq. of Leicesterplace.-5. At Southampton, Capt. Ander son, R. N. to Miss Brett.--At Cheltenham, George Best Robinson, esq. eldest son of Sir G. Abercrombie Robinson, bart. to Louisa, dau. of the late Maj. Gen. Douglas.--At Dowager Lady Saltoun's cottage, near Inverness, Wm. Macdowall Grant, esq. to Hon. Miss Eleanor Frazer.-At Addle, near Otley, Rev. W. Andrews, of Wighill, near Wetherby, to the dau. of P. Hardcastle, esq. of Wakefield. OBITUARY. |